“..I know our circumstances in Sudan are difficult, but we are on the right track.”

Khartoum Offside depicts a group of exceptional young ladies in Khartoum, determined to play football professionally. They are prepared to defy the ban imposed by Sudan’s Islamic Military government and they will not take no for an answer. Their battle to get officially recognized as Sudan’s National Woman’s team is fearless and courageous. Viewers follow their moments of hope and deception. 

“Football was a way for me to express the oppression that women and girls of Sudan have been subjected to since 1989. Football was for me and the girls (of the team), a way to refuse oppressive systems, and for me to rebel against the system as a film director. It is my right and the right of all filmmakers to express themselves,” says Marwa Zein.